At Kings’ School Al Barsha, the Secondary level of schooling takes children from age 11 to 16, and is broken into two stages:
Our bespoke curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum.
Our approach involves concept-based learning, which uses a conceptual approach to a broad subject. For example, studying the Industrial Revolution might be enhanced by approaching it through the conceptual lens ‘Technology’. Adding inquiry-based learning tasks, such as ‘How does technology change people’s lives?’, to the concept stimulates children’s curiosity and inspires them to be lifelong learners.
Key Stage 3 involves a broad and balanced curriculum to provide students with the essential knowledge, understanding and skills to become highly educated global citizens. We take a cross-curricular approach to learning, promoting literacy, numeracy, technology, and cultural awareness across disciplines. To prepare students for later life, personal, social, cultural, health, and economic education (PSCHE) is covered on a daily basis. For more information, please review our Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview.
Key Stage 4 involves studying a number of compulsory and optional subjects in greater depth, leading to GCSE qualifications at the end of Year 11. For more information, please review our Key Stage 4 Curriculum Overview. To view the GCSE and BTEC options offered, please review our GCSE Options Booklet.
Students can sit up to 10 GCSEs. It is also possible to gain qualifications that form the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), a performance measure recognising students with a C or Level 5 grade or higher across several core academic subjects. The subjects have been identified by Russell Group universities in the UK as the preferred subjects for entry to degree courses:
Key Stage 5 covers Sixth Form education, from Year 12 upwards.
Learn more about our Sixth Form programme here.
